Material
Making and the Art of Transformation
Seiten
2020
Chelsea Green Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-1-60358-932-1 (ISBN)
Chelsea Green Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-1-60358-932-1 (ISBN)
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In our present age of computer-assisted design, mass production and machine precision, the traditional skills of the maker or craftsperson are hard to find. Yet the desire for well-made and beautiful objects from the hands (and mind) of a skilled artisan is just as present today as it ever has been
An important book, brimming with insight. Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer
Material is generous, wise, fascinating and fundamentally humane. Dan Richards, author of Outpost
Throwing a pot. Building a bench. Sewing clothes. Creating a linocut illustration. Carving a spoon. What does it mean to make things with your hands in a digital age full of mass market, disposable items?
Through beautifully-crafted writing filled with memorable makers, landscapes, stories and scenery, Material is a rich celebration of what it means to imagine and create. Nick Kary champions the voices of artisans across the English landscape, from potters to woodworkers, and reminds us of the rich vein of knowledge and skills that defines our common human heritage.
Much in the vein of bestselling authors Lars Mytting, Robert Macfarlane and Barn the Spoon, craftsman Nick Kary explores what it means to be a maker, where the fluid creative act becomes manufacturing, and what it means to create in a world where consumers are disconnected from the creative and material process. He tells the stories of craftspeople, asking them why they make, and the challenge of making a living out of a practice that was once a necessity; and underlying his visits to meet fellow makers are the author’s own reflections about what and who influenced him to value and make using materials from the earth for the past forty years.
Perfect for fans ranging from Countryfile to Norwegian Wood, Material is a rich, inspiring read for woodworkers, potters, craftspeople, bibliophiles and anyone who enjoys working with their hands.
An important book, brimming with insight. Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer
Material is generous, wise, fascinating and fundamentally humane. Dan Richards, author of Outpost
Throwing a pot. Building a bench. Sewing clothes. Creating a linocut illustration. Carving a spoon. What does it mean to make things with your hands in a digital age full of mass market, disposable items?
Through beautifully-crafted writing filled with memorable makers, landscapes, stories and scenery, Material is a rich celebration of what it means to imagine and create. Nick Kary champions the voices of artisans across the English landscape, from potters to woodworkers, and reminds us of the rich vein of knowledge and skills that defines our common human heritage.
Much in the vein of bestselling authors Lars Mytting, Robert Macfarlane and Barn the Spoon, craftsman Nick Kary explores what it means to be a maker, where the fluid creative act becomes manufacturing, and what it means to create in a world where consumers are disconnected from the creative and material process. He tells the stories of craftspeople, asking them why they make, and the challenge of making a living out of a practice that was once a necessity; and underlying his visits to meet fellow makers are the author’s own reflections about what and who influenced him to value and make using materials from the earth for the past forty years.
Perfect for fans ranging from Countryfile to Norwegian Wood, Material is a rich, inspiring read for woodworkers, potters, craftspeople, bibliophiles and anyone who enjoys working with their hands.
Nick Kary has spent a lifetime making, teaching and writing. Over the past forty years he has developed his skill set as a craftsman and designer of fine furniture from workshops in London, Mexico and Devon. Formerly an associate lecturer at Plymouth University and Schumacher College, Nick also teaches furniture making courses from a community workshop in Totnes. It is here that he can practise his passion for helping others find another way of ‘thinking through their hands’. His own work practise is based at The Brake, the home and creative centre he established with his wife, Dolly, in a beech wood near Dartmouth, Devon.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.09.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Black-and-white illustrations throughout |
| Verlagsort | White River Junction |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 535 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60358-932-5 / 1603589325 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60358-932-1 / 9781603589321 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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